List of monasteries dissolved by Henry VIII of England explained

These monasteries were dissolved by King Henry VIII of England in the dissolution of the monasteries. The list is by no means exhaustive, since over 800 religious houses existed before the Reformation, and virtually every town, of any size, had at least one abbey, priory, convent or friary in it. (Often many small houses of monks, nuns, canons or friars.)

Image Name LocationCurrent countyOrder Year dissolved Ref(s)
1538
1538
1538 [1]
1537 [2]
1539 [3]
1536
1539
1538
1539
1538
1539 [4]
Bindon AbbeyWoolDorsetCistercian1539
1539
1538
1539
1538
1536
1539
1540
1536
1536
1537
1536
1536
1539
1538
1536
1535/6
1536
1539 [5]
1539
1539
1536
Augustinian canonesses 1539
1538
1538
1536
1538 [6]
1538 [7]
1536 [8]
1536
1537
Cerne AbbeyCerne AbbasDorsetBenedictine1539
1537
1539
1539
1536
Coggeshall AbbeyCoggeshallEssexCistercian1538[9]
1539 [10]
Colne PrioryEarls ColneEssexBenedictine1536[11]
Cranborne PrioryCranborneDorsetBenedictine1540
1539
1538
1538
1538
1538
1538 [12]
Cluniac Nunnery 1538
1536
1539
1540
1537
1540
1536
1537
1538 [13]
1535
1535
1539
1539
1537
1536
1540
1539
1538
1538
1539
1536
Gloucestershire1539
1538
1536
1539
1539
1537
1532 [14]
Horton PrioryHortonDorsetBenedictine1539
1536
1537
1539 [15]
1536
1536
1539
1539
1538
1535
1536
1538
1539
1538
1538
1538
1538
1537
1536
1538
1538
1538
1536 [16]
1539
1536
1538
1538
1537
1539
1538
1536
1539
1539
1536
1538
1536
1537
1539
1540 [17]
1539
1536 [18]
1540 [19]
1538
1539
1539
Benedictine
1536
1536
1539?
1538
1538
1538
1538
1538
1539
1536
1540
1536
1539
1538
Shaftesbury AbbeyShaftesburyDorset? Nunnery1539
1540
Sherborne AbbeySherborneDorsetBenedictine1539
1540
1536
1539
1538
1539
1539
St Botolph's PrioryColchesterEssexAugustinian1536[20]
1536
1535
1538
1536
1538
1538
1539
1539
St Osyth's PriorySt OsythEssexAugustinian1539[21]
1540
1538
1539
1539
1538 [22]
1539
1536
Tarrant AbbeyTarrant CrawfordDorsetCistercian1539
1539
1539
1540
1539
1536
1537
1538
1539
1538
1537
1538
1540 [23]
Wareham PrioryWarehamDorsetCarthusian1539
1536
1538
1540
1539
1537
1540
1539 [24]
1538
1536
1540
1540

See also

Notes and References

  1. http://community.lincolnshire.gov.uk/bardneyvillagehistory/section.asp?catId=22783 Bardney Village History : Bardney Abbey
  2. http://www.britannia.com/celtic/wales/history/bardsey2.html Britannia.com
  3. Book: A History of the County of Essex: Volume 2 . Houses of Benedictine nuns: Abbey of Barking . 1907 . 115–122 . 1 May 2008.
  4. http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=37996 "Houses of Benedictine monks: The priory of Belvoir"
  5. 'Houses of Augustinian canons: The priories of Bruton and Burtle Moor', A History of the County of Somerset: Volume 2 (1911), pp. 134–39.
  6. http://www.cardigantaper.org/shrine/story.htm Our Lady of Cardigan : National Shrine of Wales : Story of the Shrine
  7. http://carmarthenshirehistorian.org/cgi-bin/twiki/view/Historian/TheGreyFriarsOfCarmarthen The Carmarthenshire Historian : The Grey Friars of Carmarthen
  8. http://www.visit.carmarthenshire.gov.uk/activities/walks_pdfs/Carmarthen.pdf Carmarthenshire County Council : Carmarthen
  9. Web site: Houses of Cistercian monks: Abbey of Coggeshall British History Online . 2023-12-01 . british-history.ac.uk.
  10. Book: A History of the County of Essex: Volume 2 . Houses of Benedictine monks: Abbey of Colchester . 1907 . 93–102 . 1 May 2008.
  11. Web site: Houses of Benedictine monks: Priory of Earl's Colne British History Online . 2023-12-01 . british-history.ac.uk.
  12. 'Houses of Austin canons: The abbey of Darley', A History of the County of Derby: Volume 2 (1907), pp. 46-54. URL: http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=40122 Date accessed: 23 June 201
  13. Web site: The original Abbey | St Peter's Church Eynsham.
  14. Book: A History of the County of London: Volume 1: London within the Bars, Westminster and Southwark . Austin canons: Priory of Holy Trinity or Christchurch, Aldgate . 1909 . 465–475 . 1 May 2008.
  15. http://www.kidwellyhistory.co.uk/Articles/Priory/Priory.htm Kidwelly History : Kidwelly Priory
  16. http://www.northwales.co.uk/cafes/almshouses-museum-and-st-grwst-s-church-llanrwst/ Northwales : Almshouses Museum and St Grwst’s Church, Llanrwst
  17. Web site: Houses of Austin canons: Priory of Nostell | British History Online . British-history.ac.uk . 3 August 2016.
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  19. 'Houses of Cluniac monks: Priory of Pontefract', in W. Page (ed.), A History of the County of York Vol. 3 (V.C.H., London 1974), pp. 184-86 (British History Online, accessed 14 November 2017).
  20. Web site: Houses of Austin canons: Priory of St Botolph, Colchester British History Online . 2023-12-01 . british-history.ac.uk.
  21. Web site: Houses of Austin canons: Abbey of Chich or St Osyth's British History Online . 2023-12-01 . british-history.ac.uk.
  22. Book: A History of the County of Essex: Volume 2 . Houses of Cistercian monks: Abbey of Stratford Langthorne . 1907 . 129–133 . 30 April 2008.
  23. Book: A History of the County of Essex: Volume 2 . Houses of Austin canons: Abbey of Waltham Holy Cross . 1907 . 166–172 . 1 May 2008.
  24. http://cistercians.shef.ac.uk/abbeys/whitland.php The Cistercians in Yorkshire : Cistercian Abbeys : Whitland